Staff Blog
New menu at Novità Bistro
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
Check NovitĂ Bistro chef Hassan Zanzoul’s new menu after the jump. The six-month-old Medi/Moroccan BYO (1608 South St., 215-545-4665, novitabistro.com) has streamlined its approach a bit to play up the focus on traditional Moroccan dishes like housemade merguez sausage and a tagine with braised chicken, olives, potatoes and preserved lemon.
Appetizers
Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp and Tuscan white beans sautéed with grape tomatoes, fresh sage and white wine….10
Mussels
Mussels served with shallots in a fine herb, butter and white wine….11
Scallops
Seared Diver Sea scallops with wild mushroom compote, sweet and sour balsamic reduction….12
Calamari
Fried calamari with hot cherry peppers and balsamic reduction….10
Merguez
Moroccan lamb sausage served with chick pea puree….10
Gnocchi
House made potato dumplings with fresh tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella cheese….9
Salads
Moroccan Salad
Red beets, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, hard-boiled egg with olive oil vinaigrette….9
Novita Salad
Tossed baby spinach, roasted red beets, gorgonzola, walnuts, fresh orange and citrus vinaigrette….9
House Salad
Organic field greens, pear tomatoes, goat cheese fritters and citrus vinaigrette….8
Entrees
Ravioli
Square shaped ravioli filled with porcini and wild mushrooms served with a Demi-glace cream sauce….14
Chicken
Thinly sliced breaded chicken served with a baby arugula, tomatoes, red onion salad with citrus vinaigrette….14
Cornish Game Hen
Boneless spiced Cornish hen, pan roasted with escarole and white cannellini beans….17
Moroccan Tagine
Braised chicken with green olives, potatoes and preserved lemon….20
Fish
Pan seared Mahi Mahi served over roasted beets and sautéed spinach with whole grain Dijon mustard sauce….21
Meat
Braised beef short ribs served over herb mashed potatoes….23
Merguez
Homemade Moroccan lamb sausage and shrimp brochette marinated in charmoula served with couscous and vegetables….22
Sides….6
Escarole with cannellini beans and gaeta olives
Tuscan style white beans with fresh sage and grape tomatoes
Market vegetables and couscous
Spinach sautéed with garlic and extra virgin olive oil
[...] Novita Bistro on South Street has a new menu, focusing more on Moroccan dishes than their previous Mediterranean menu. [Meal Ticket] [...]
They added merguez and kept the original tagine. how is that playing up the focus on Moroccan dishes?
I’ve eaten there once and won’t go back – not because anything was awful (my pasta with clams was bland – that was the worst , and the cornish hen was way under salted. the calamari was very good) but because i’d rather eat better things.
They STILL need to find themselves. Adding sausage isn’t going to cut it.